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Odontophoridae - Quails, Bobwhites

The Odontophoridae family includes the New World Quails. There are 35 species in this family. Most are found in North, Central, and South America, but two species—the Harlequin Quail (Coturnix delegorguei) and the Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)—live in Africa.

These are small, ground-dwelling birds that usually live in grasslands, woodlands, scrub, or other brushy habitats. They are omnivores and eat seeds, fruits, leaves, insects, and other small invertebrates.

Most New World Quails do not migrate and stay in the same area year-round. Their chicks are precocial, which means they hatch covered with down, leave the nest soon after hatching, and can feed themselves with help from their parents.

  • The California Quail is found from southern Oregon to southern California and east into Nevada. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    California Quail
    (Callipepla californica)
    The California Quail is found from southern Oregon to southern California and east into Nevada. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Elegant Quail is found in Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Elegant Quail
    (Callipepla douglasii)
    The Elegant Quail is found in Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • Gambel's Quail is found in California, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona. It is also found in Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Gambel's Quail (male)
    (Callipepla gambelii)
    Gambel's Quail is found in California, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona. It is also found in Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Scaled Quail is found in Colorado, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Scaled Quail
    (Callipepla squamata)
    The Scaled Quail is found in Colorado, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Crested Bobwhite is found in Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Crested Bobwhite
    (Colinus cristatus)
    The Crested Bobwhite is found in Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Spot-bellied Bobwhite is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Spot-bellied Bobwhite
    (Colinus leucopogon)
    The Spot-bellied Bobwhite is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Black-throated Bobwhite is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Black-throated Bobwhite
    (Colinus nigrogularis)
    The Black-throated Bobwhite is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Northern Bobwhite is found Is found across most of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains, including in New Hampshire. It is also found in Canada, Cuba, Guatemala, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
    Northern Bobwhite
    (Colinus virginianus)
    The Northern Bobwhite is found Is found across most of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains, including in New Hampshire. It is also found in Canada, Cuba, Guatemala, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
  • The Montezuma Quail is found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Montezuma Quail
    (Cyrtonyx montezumae)
    The Montezuma Quail is found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Ocellated Quail is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
    Ocellated Quail
    (Cyrtonyx ocellatus)
    The Ocellated Quail is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
  • The Singing Quail is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Singing Quail
    (Dactylortyx thoracicus)
    The Singing Quail is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge
    (Dendrortyx leucophrys)
    The Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Long-tailed Wood-partridge is found in Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Long-tailed Wood-partridge
    (Dendrortyx macroura)
    The Long-tailed Wood-partridge is found in Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Black-fronted Wood-quail is found in Colombia and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Black-fronted Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus atrifrons)
    The Black-fronted Wood-quail is found in Colombia and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Stripe-faced Wood-quail is found in Bolivia and Peru. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Stripe-faced Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus balliviani)
    The Stripe-faced Wood-quail is found in Bolivia and Peru. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Spot-winged Wood-quail is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Spot-winged Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus capueira)
    The Spot-winged Wood-quail is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Rufous-fronted Wood-quail is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Rufous-fronted Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus erythrops)
    The Rufous-fronted Wood-quail is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Marbled Wood-quail is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Marbled Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus gujanensis)
    The Marbled Wood-quail is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Spotted Wood-quail is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Spotted Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus guttatus)
    The Spotted Wood-quail is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Chestnut Wood-quail is found in Colombia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Chestnut Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus hyperythrus)
    The Chestnut Wood-quail is found in Colombia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Black-breasted Wood-quail is found in Costa Rica and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Black-breasted Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus leucolaemus)
    The Black-breasted Wood-quail is found in Costa Rica and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Dark-backed Wood-quail is found in Colombia and Ecuador. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Dark-backed Wood-Quail
    (Odontophorus melanonotus)
    The Dark-backed Wood-quail is found in Colombia and Ecuador. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Black-eared Wood-quail is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
    Black-eared Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus melanotis)
    The Black-eared Wood-quail is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
  • The Starred Wood-quail is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Starred Wood-quail
    (Odontophorus stellatus)
    The Starred Wood-quail is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Mountain Quail is found in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Mountain Quail
    (Oreortyx pictus)
    The Mountain Quail is found in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Banded Quail is found in Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Banded Quail
    (Philortyx fasciatus)
    The Banded Quail is found in Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • Nahan's Partridge is found in The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
    Nahan's Partridge
    (Ptilopachus nahani)
    Nahan's Partridge is found in The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
  • The Stone Partridge is found in West and Central Africa, from Senegal and Gambia east to western Sudan, in rocky hills, savannas, and open woodlands. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Stone Partridge
    (Ptilopachus petrosus)
    The Stone Partridge is found in West and Central Africa, from Senegal and Gambia east to western Sudan, in rocky hills, savannas, and open woodlands. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Tawny-faced Quail is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
    Tawny-faced Quail
    (Rhynchortyx cinctus)
    The Tawny-faced Quail is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

Did You Know?

The Bobwhite is one of the species found in this family.
The Bobwhite is one of the species found in this family.

World Status Key

Status and range is taken from IUCN Redlist

Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct
Not Enough Data

U.S. Status Key

Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife

Threatened in US
Endangered in US
Introduced

NH Status Key

Status taken from NH Fish and Game

Threatened in NH
Endangered in NH
Breeds in NH (birds)

Location Key

Africa
Asia
Australia/Oceania
Europe
North/Central America
south america alt
South America

New Hampshire Species

No animals found.

Other Species Around the World

California Quail - Callipepla californicaLeast ConcernNorth/Central America

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